There will be those who sneak around among us, twisting God’s Word and drawing out disciples to themselves. That’s why it’s important to carefully examine the things people tell us about God—and test those things against Scripture. Luke praised such testing: “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true” (Acts 17:11). If the apostle Paul was not exempt from having his teaching held up against Scripture, our teachers today sure shouldn’t be.
